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- Estimate
- HK$50,000–HK$70,000 hammer ≈ $6,448–$9,027
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Fine Chinese Paintings, Hong Kong · 7 October 2014
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4290345
- Record
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Dai Chuanxian, Calligraphy Couplet in Kaishu. Sotheby's, 7 Oct 2014, lot 1495. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4290345.
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Dai Chuanxian, Calligraphy Couplet in Kaishu. Sotheby's, 7 Oct 2014, lot 1495. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4290345.
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From the same sale Fine Chinese Paintings · Oct 2014
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Figure | Chan Yu | HK$20,000–HK$30,000 | |
| Calligraphy in Zhuanshu | Qi Baishi | HK$700,000–HK$900,000 | |
| Flowers | Zhu Qizhan | HK$180,000–HK$250,000 | |
| Donkeys | Huang Zhou | HK$220,000–HK$300,000 | |
| Calligraphy in Xingshu | Shen Yinmo | HK$80,000–HK$120,000 | |
| Boating Under the Cliff; Calligraphy | Zhang Daqian | HK$400,000–HK$600,000 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dai Chuanxian | Sutra | $28,978 | Sotheby's, Apr 2012 | |
| Zhang Daqian | Cat and Butterfly | Christie's, May 2024 | ||
| Zhang Daqian | 張大千 芍藥 | Chang Dai-chien (Zhang Daqian), Herbaceous Peony | Sotheby's, Apr 2026 | ||
| Zhang Daqian | Plum Blossoms | Christie's, Nov 2021 | ||
| Zhang Daqian | Calligraphy Couplet in Running Script | Bonhams, Jun 2024 | ||
| Zhang Daqian | 張大千 荷香清遠 | Chang Dai-chien, Lotus | Sotheby's, Apr 2025 | ||
| Zhang Daqian | Calligraphic Couplet | Christie's, Nov 2016 | ||
| Huang Zhou | Cat | Christie's, Nov 2017 |
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